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Yokoganga Kalamoetoe is een meisje dat uit Gabon (Afrika) komt. Ze is hier komen wonen omdat haar vader hier werk vond. Ze heeft vier leuke Marc de Bel, Jan Boschaert, Mie Buur en Selle de Vos. Samen beleven ze veel leuke dingen, zoals een zwemjuf die kikkerbloot uit haar kleedhokje springt omdat 'iemand' toevallig een kikker in haar beha heeft gestopt en Jan, die kuifjesstrips ruilt voor seksboekjes en meer van die dingen. Tot mijnheer Van Daele, de leraar Nederlands, onder een vrachtwagen komt en voor zes weken in het ziekenhuis belandt. En dan komt er een zekere Mathilde Knotter op het toneel. Wie mevrouw Knotters is? Wel, een jufrouw Nederlands, ze vervangt mijnheer Van Daele. Maar zeg! Een museumstuk dat dat vrouwmens is! Minstens honderd jaar oud. Waarmee heeft 'De Slof', de dirrecteur, hen nu weer opgezadeld!? Maar ja, het leven en het dictee gaan verder. En in fauten schrijven is Yoko nog altijd een kampioene.
192 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1997
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Marc de Bel
194 books145 followersMarc de Bel is een Vlaamse schrijver van kinderboeken.
Marc de Bel in de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia
Marc de Bel is a Flemish writer of children's books.
Marc de Bel in de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia
Marc de Bel is a Flemish writer of children's books.
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December 22, 2022
Yoko is a girl who moved from Gabon to Belgium. She’s got a great group of friends who support her. They mostly do fun, silly and stupid things together. Not everything is right in the world though, and they know it. But they always have each other’s back, no matter what.
Yoko’s class gets a substitute teacher for a couple of weeks. And while nobody likes the substitute teacher, Yoko’s the one who really gets the short end of the stick. The teacher constantly makes fun of her in front of everyone, because she’s the worst student of the class.
The children don’t know how to handle this bad situation they suddenly find themselves in. Until one of them has an idea. It might seem farfetched, and it will probably never work. But it’s the only idea they got. So they might as well try it.
This is a children’s book from my youth. Two of the characters are literally the young versions of the writer and the illustrator of the book, which immediately adds a bit of realism and familiarity to the story. In terms of plot though, this is a fairly relaxed and almost episodic story. The main storyline is slowly built up in between the mostly random fun and stupid things the group does, until we get near the end. The core of the story is the friendship that never wavers between the main characters. They always try to have fun and be there for another, no matter the personal stuff they all have to deal with. And I love that they try to put a magic curse on their substitute teacher to get rid of her. Because that is exactly the sort of thing kids who don’t know any better would think of. It’s just childishly funny and absolutely lovely.
Surprisingly, this book deals with quite a lot of heavy topics. But it doesn’t focus on them all that much, as it is still a children’s novel at heart. Like in the beginning, when the kids learn that their teacher has been run over by a truck. Or when one character struggles with taking care of his grandfather who has Alzheimer's disease. Or when we learn that the local priest likes to inappropriately touch girls. Yoko fought back when it happened to her, literally. And she immediately went to her dad, to tell him what happened. All topics that admittedly don’t exactly scream “children’s novel” but that help make those important topics discussable.
Overall, a very charming children’s novel about friendship that does manage to pack a punch.
Yoko’s class gets a substitute teacher for a couple of weeks. And while nobody likes the substitute teacher, Yoko’s the one who really gets the short end of the stick. The teacher constantly makes fun of her in front of everyone, because she’s the worst student of the class.
The children don’t know how to handle this bad situation they suddenly find themselves in. Until one of them has an idea. It might seem farfetched, and it will probably never work. But it’s the only idea they got. So they might as well try it.
This is a children’s book from my youth. Two of the characters are literally the young versions of the writer and the illustrator of the book, which immediately adds a bit of realism and familiarity to the story. In terms of plot though, this is a fairly relaxed and almost episodic story. The main storyline is slowly built up in between the mostly random fun and stupid things the group does, until we get near the end. The core of the story is the friendship that never wavers between the main characters. They always try to have fun and be there for another, no matter the personal stuff they all have to deal with. And I love that they try to put a magic curse on their substitute teacher to get rid of her. Because that is exactly the sort of thing kids who don’t know any better would think of. It’s just childishly funny and absolutely lovely.
Surprisingly, this book deals with quite a lot of heavy topics. But it doesn’t focus on them all that much, as it is still a children’s novel at heart. Like in the beginning, when the kids learn that their teacher has been run over by a truck. Or when one character struggles with taking care of his grandfather who has Alzheimer's disease. Or when we learn that the local priest likes to inappropriately touch girls. Yoko fought back when it happened to her, literally. And she immediately went to her dad, to tell him what happened. All topics that admittedly don’t exactly scream “children’s novel” but that help make those important topics discussable.
Overall, a very charming children’s novel about friendship that does manage to pack a punch.
September 21, 2014
Ah, dat was alweer lang geleden. Blijft een leuk kinderboek!
July 12, 2011
Mijn favoriete boek toen ik jonger was!
April 11, 2022
Waarschijnlijk een van de eerste boeken die mij liet huilen!
February 24, 2025
Ik las het boek De Fautenkampioene van Marc De Bel. Het boek gaat over een meisje dat slecht is in spelling en wat er verder met haar gebeurt, zul je zelf moeten lezen.
Ik vond het een beetje voorspelbaar, want telkens wanneer ze een dictee kreeg, was ze altijd gebuisd. Toch vond ik het een beetje grappig dat er een naaktfoto van iemand achter het bord hing. Als je wilt weten van wie die naaktfoto is, zul je zelf moeten lezen.
Zelf zou ik het boek niet nog eens lezen, omdat het steeds hetzelfde was. Als er wat meer variatie in zou zitten, zou het een topboek zijn.
Ik vond het een beetje voorspelbaar, want telkens wanneer ze een dictee kreeg, was ze altijd gebuisd. Toch vond ik het een beetje grappig dat er een naaktfoto van iemand achter het bord hing. Als je wilt weten van wie die naaktfoto is, zul je zelf moeten lezen.
Zelf zou ik het boek niet nog eens lezen, omdat het steeds hetzelfde was. Als er wat meer variatie in zou zitten, zou het een topboek zijn.
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